BOISE, Idaho — Anthony Drmic scored 19 points, and Boise State overcame a double-digit deficit in the first half and held on to beat No. 24 Oregon 74-72 Saturday.
James Webb III had 12 points and Mikey Thompson added 11 as the Broncos (7-4) beat the Ducks for the first time in six tries. It was also Boise State’s first home win against a ranked opponent since beating then-No. 21 Utah State on Feb. 14, 2009.
Jordan Brooks scored 26 points to lead the Ducks (7-2), and Elgin Cook added 22.
Oregon trailed by as many as 17 points but forced five turnovers and made four 3-pointers in the final 4:44 to pull within two. Brooks’ last-second drive and shot was off the mark, and the Ducks lost for the second time in three games to a Mountain West team.
Oregon made eight of its first 10 shots to take a 21-11 lead. Boise State responded with a 13-0 run over a nearly 6-minute stretch that gave the Broncos a 24-21 lead with 6:47 left in the half.
Boise State never trailed again.
TIP INS
Boise State: Drmic moved into fifth place on the Broncos’ all-time scoring list. Drmic passed Abe Jackson and now has 1,678 career points. Tanoka Beard (1,944) holds the all-time record. … Coach Leon Rice started his collegiate coaching career at Oregon. Rice was a graduate assistant from 1988 to1990, then served as an assistant coach from 1992.
Oregon: Leading scorer Tyler Dorsey missed his second consecutive game with a knee sprain he sustained during a Dec. 4 loss to UNLV in Las Vegas.
UP NEXT
Boise State: Hosts Bradley on Dec. 20.
Oregon: Hosts UC Irvine on Tuesday.
